Take Me Out To The Ballgame, But Not Home On A Stretcher

Release Date:

7/4/2014 9:00 AM

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­­Al Jazeera (July 4): “Take Me Out To The Ballgame, But Not Home On A Stretcher"

Gil Fried, member of UNH's sports management and business faculty, suggests that baseball stadiums warn fans multiple times during a baseball game that bats and balls may fly into the stands. The traditional "Baseball Rule," that holds that fans attend games at their own risk, has not protected venues from fans suing for damages for their injuries from flying objects.